Hoosick Falls Junior/Senior High School will be holding its first Senior Awards Night for the graduating seniors. Senior Awards Night will be held on Thursday, June 25, at 7 pm in the Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium. If you are interested in giving a new award or if you would like to attend to present your current award, please contact the Counseling Center at 518-686-7321 ext. 1510.
West Hoosick F.D. Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast
The West Hoosick Fire Department announces an All You Can Eat Breakfast at the firehouse on Sunday, June 21, from 7:30 to 11 am. Dads, it is your time to be honored so bring the family and enjoy a good breakfast. The menu includes pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, toast, juice, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. The firehouse is located on Pine Valley Rd. near the intersection of County Routes 109 and 103. If you have questions, please call the firehouse at 686-1814.
Fifth Annual Burr Harpsichord Concert
On Saturday, June 20, at 7:30 pm, harpsichordist Charles Metz comes to the Bennington Museum to perform on an original Italian Virginal, c.1590, attributed to Francesco Poggi of Florence Italy (d.1634) that has been recently restored by Walter and Berta Burr of Hoosick. [Read more…] about Fifth Annual Burr Harpsichord Concert
Grafton Lakes State Park Hosts Successful National Trails Day
The National Trails Day event at Grafton Lakes State Park on Saturday, June 6, had an excellent turnout with over 100 participants for the second year in a row. Volunteers cleaned up litter, cleared debris, put up new trail markers and improved drainage and terrain on many of the Park’s trails.
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Peter William Vella
Petersburgh – Peter William Vella, 72, of Petersburgh, NY, passed away Friday, June 5, 2009, at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, after a long illness.
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Charles J. O’Neill
Hoosick Falls – Charles J.”Chuck” O’Neill, 81, who resided on Clay Hill Road Hoosick Falls, NY, died May 27, 2009, in Bennington, VT, following a long illness. [Read more…] about Charles J. O’Neill
Hazel W. Parks
Stephentown – Hazel W. Parks, 95, formerly of Chuckleberry Park in Stephentown, NY, died on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. She had been a resident of Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield for the past six years.
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Explore Bog Plants In Poestenkill
The Capital District Friday Field Group is a mix of amateur and professional naturalists formed in 1994 that meets weekly between April and September to explore features of natural sites in the Capital Region. [Read more…] about Explore Bog Plants In Poestenkill
George Buys A Fancy Stove
Saturday October 18, 1851: I went to Pittsfield with one horse wagon and carried ten bushels fall greenings and sold them to Barker’s Grocery at 75 cents per, and I paid 16 dollars to the Troy Stove Store [Read more…] about George Buys A Fancy Stove
HFCS Softball Wins Sectionals
Queen And Royal Teammates Take Crown With One-Hitter
by Gary Danforth
Behind superb defensive play, a solid team effort and the one hit, fifteen strikeout performance of freshman pitcher Rachel Quackenbush, Coach Charlie Weeden engineered the Hoosick Falls Central School softball team to a 1-0 victory over Lake George Central School for the Section II, Class CC championship this past Wednesday afternoon, June 3, at Clifton Commons in Clifton Park. [Read more…] about HFCS Softball Wins Sectionals